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Rules: 4-1.1, 4-1.6, 4-3.3, 4-3.4, 4-5.1, 4-5.3, 4-5.4
Client-Lawyer Relationship; Advocate; Law Firm and Associations
Competence; Confidentiality of Information; Candor Toward the Tribunal; Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel and Ethical Obligations to Follow Court Orders and Rules; Responsibilities of Partners, Managers, and Supervisory Lawyers; Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants
Subject: Candor to the Court or Tribunal; Competence; Confidentiality; Supervision of Nonlawyers
Summary: lawyer’s use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)
Rules: 4-1.1, 4-1.4, 4-1.6, 4-3.4, 4-5.3; Court Operating Rule 2.02
Client-Lawyer Relationship; Advocate; Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients; Law Firms and Associations
Competence; Communication with Client; Confidentiality of Information; Meritorious Claims and Contentions; Supervision of Nonlawyer Assistants
Subject: Competence; Meritorious Claims or Contentions; Redaction; Supervision of Nonlawyers
Summary: competence and supervision issued related to redaction requirements
Rules: 4-3.1, 4-3.4, 4-4.4; Court Operating Rule 2.02
Advocate; Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients
Meritorious Claims and Contentions; Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel and Ethical Obligation to Follow Court Orders and Rules; Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Subject: Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice; Redaction; Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Summary: redaction by lawyer when meritorious claim or contention information is subject to redaction requirements
Rules: 4-1.1, 4-3.1, 4-3.4, 4-4.4, 4-8.4; Court Operating Rule 2.02
Client-Lawyer Relationship; Advocate; Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients; Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Competence; Meritorious Claims and Contentions; Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel and Ethical Obligation to Follow Court Orders and Rules; Respect for Rights of Third Persons; Misconduct
Subject: Competence; Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice; Redaction; Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Summary: over redaction as failure to comply with Court rules and/or lack of competence
Rules: 4-1.14, 4-1.2, 4-3.4, 4-1.4
Client-Lawyer Relationship; Advocate
Client with Diminished Capacity; Scope of Representation; Duties to Opposing Parties and Counsel and Ethical Obligation to Follow Court Orders and Rules; Communication
Subject: Diminished Capacity of Client
Summary: lawyer appointed to represent client in guardianship proceedings and diminished capacity
Rules: 4-4.4; 4-1.6; 4-3.4
Transactions with Persons Other than Clients
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Advocate
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Advocate
Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Confidentiality of Information
Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel and Ethical Obligations to Follow Court Orders and Rules
Confidentiality of Information
Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel and Ethical Obligations to Follow Court Orders and Rules
Subject: Confidentiality; Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Summary: metadata
Rules: 4-1.2; 4-1.4; 4-3.4; 4-8.4
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Advocate
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Advocate
Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession
Scope of Representation
Communication
Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel
Misconduct
Communication
Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel
Misconduct
Subject: Contraband; Criminal; Duties to Opposing Party and Counsel; Evidence of a Crime
Summary: lawyer receives by mail a check for client representation and what appears to be an illegal substance
Rules: 4-1.2; 4-1.4; 4-1.15; 4-1.22; 4-3.1; 4-3.4; 4-5.6
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Scope of Representation
Communication
Safekeeping Property
File Retention
Meritorious Claims and Contentions
Restrictions on Right to Practice
Scope of Representation
Communication
Safekeeping Property
File Retention
Meritorious Claims and Contentions
Restrictions on Right to Practice
Subject: Client Files; Discovery
Summary: discovery agreement limiting lawyer's ability to turn over discovery to client as part of client file
Rules: 4-1.2; 4-1.15; 4-1.16; 4-1.22; 4-3.1; 4-3.4; 4-5.6
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Scope of Representation
Safekeeping Property
Declining or Terminating Representation
Scope of Representation
Safekeeping Property
Declining or Terminating Representation
File Retention
Meritorious Claims and Contentions
Restrictions on Right to Practice
Meritorious Claims and Contentions
Restrictions on Right to Practice
Subject: Client Files; Discovery; Protective Order
Summary: protective order or settlement agreement requiring return or destruction of documents produced during discovery
Rules: 4-1.2; 4-1.4; 4-1.6; 4-1.8; 4-4.4; 4-3.4; 4-8.4
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Transactions with Persons Other than Clients
Advocate
Advocate
Subject: Client Misconduct; Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel; Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Summary: client inappropriately or wrongfully obtaining email communications of opposing party